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<div><h1 class="article-title">How do I modify the settings for Messages? </h1></div>
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    <p>This feature allows users to modify the default Messages tool settings. Users with site owner permission have additional options for configuring the tool within the site.</p>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Go to Messages.</h2>
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    <p>Select the <strong>Messages</strong> too from the Tool Menu in your site.</p>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Click Settings.</h2>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Modify the site owner (Instructor) Settings options:</h2>
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    <p>In the <strong>Site Settings</strong> area, instructors or site owners can choose:</p>
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<li>whether or not site participants can forward messages to recipient email addresses</li>
<li>which groups (if any) are hidden in the message recipient list</li>
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<p>In the <strong>Personal Settings</strong> area, you can optionally set a personal forwarding email address for your own messages.</p>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Modify the site participant (Student) Settings options:</h2>
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    <p>If the site owner has allowed sending copies (i.e., forwarding messages), then site participants can use the <strong>Email address for forwarding</strong> field to optionally specify an address.</p>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Click Save Settings.</h2>
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    <p>Click <strong>Save Settings</strong> to save your changes.</p>
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